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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-01-07
T4,Rp HOSPITAL FOR THE INSANE.
Importance or Making Arrangements n
This Session. s a.

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ImportAnee OF Making Arrangements at
This Session. Il s ss
By y.rtus Of the provisions Of . law passed
~ tke last session Of the legislature, COM
liesion appointed BY Gov. Hubbard has re-
cenfty located at Fergus Falls new hospital
Tor lie insane, and selected site therefor.
Tor the purchasing Of this site. and the cree
4joa Al q busIdiDg OF buildings thereon for the
sssked 70 appropriate money. n considering
,rha recessity IL any action at the present SEES
,sior n his mater, IL will be wen to bear in
.u1ipa that postponement will carry it over for
4 spcriodo Of two years, ~ the end Of which time,
u - informed, ct the present rate OF increase,
III 81, Peter and Rochester hospitals will be
nesriy Il not entirely full; and before new
buildings could then be provided,
sthefe would be long period
w Cyercrowding st the old hospitals. The
rreat distances which patients from the north.
Testern portions Of the state have to be carried
roratitute An additional reaeon for your favor.
ale consideration OF the matter at this session.
sTha expepses for transportation and sheriff Z
fees are oftentimes greater than the support
Sand care 81 the patient while In the hospital
ana ate no Uncomfortable burden 70 remote
frontier counties. On account OF this heavy
cost, commitments during the durable periods
are prevented, and thus the number o.
chronic cases Is continually In
crcased, and for the same reason
eup0rintendeDts are prevented from sending
patients home at an early period q their re-
,coyery Tor fear Of a possible relapse and re-
thru, And what is OF still more serious mo
sraent, the chances OF recovery are greatly I'M
paired BY the mental strain and physical
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-01-07

into ,sadden, hauteur. He tried patient
ly to conquer what seemed to be nm
reasonable aversion to him, but in
vains and at last he ceased to make thu
effort. Though seeing each other daily,
they met agd parted with the most
formal greetings. Glare said to her one
morning.:
'Why is: it Glare, that you hate
Richmond so intensely It really
makes me. uncomfortable to see you to-
gsther. 1 think he is noble-hearted
man, and deserving of better treatment
at your hands,.
Margie. turned and looked at Clare a
moment q strange expression clouding
her eyes. Then she said coldly:
"What is honey to one is often gall to
another. Sisters seldom SEQ with the
same eyes"
yet" said Clare gently, "you and ]
think alike upon almost every other
subject. 1t is very near my heart, dear
Margie, to have you whom I love SO
dearly show some kindness to one
who has proved himself such a true
friend"
An odd little culver came into Mar
GIGS voice as she said:
II will try to treat him differently fol
your sake, Clare"
"Thanks. That's my own darling
sister," And Glare put her arms about
her and kissed her tenderly.
What would have been her surprise
could she have penetrated into Margie's
room an hour later, to have seen tho
! girl who had ever seemed 50 bright ant
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-01-07
INDUSTRIAL TRAINING SCHOOLS.
1Ao Propossd LocA 5ion or One ON Lake
5$sSS3 5is SuDOriOr, 49,: = 4 , :

Superior.
IL ~ attention has ibeen called, by resolutions
ssof the Duluth chamber Of commerce, and also
~ the Duluth Engineer association, 10 tho
s41esttnm OF the location Of state industrial
80 ut school, In connection with 4 school OF
ninse - the head OF Lake Superior, for the
5nntpoeo Of fostering and psrpetaating our
1aauufAcsnfing interests. encouraging the do.
y6l0pnnant Of tour natural resources, and sup
plying the demand for an institution whereby
oaryOpng workingmen and women can obtain
attaining and . technical education that will
s1t themtos becsme good citizens, mstead Of
n great benefit socially and intellect
1snally. The old system OF apprenticeship,
whiehsAt hast only educated the handr, has
s1ean practically abandoned, aud the oppor-
ennitias Tor supplying the demand for skilled
Nofkmen are constantly diminishing. The
fnsefumess OF training schools in other
satatsS and gcountriess has been demonstrated,
lsand no establishment Of such an institution In
90nrs own; state. where mot only tho hands but
:tAN8hIatns iof our youth can be educated. seems
~ justtfsd on the highest grounds. It
M0un also be well, in my Judgment, II the
Aay1tem oe industrial education could be gener-
M adopted IN onr public schools; bnt
llnttl s1ch tims - that may become practicable,
san6A ~ iachool ~ il asked BY the Duluth
M nher Of commerce. il for no other purpose
"A Inn 10 educate the public 10 the needs Of
1nchs Sensational work Duluth, lying in close
ploxfmily TO the mining industries Of the
snfa1e, would a6ord an excellent location for
aaehi q school, and would materially aid in the
esyelnpment of the ysst mineral resources
sknoWnsto exist in that region. I commend
NE subject 70 your thonghtfnl consideration.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-01-07
sUReAu OF LABOR STATISTICS.
The sOovernor Proposes One and Cites
Its Advantages.

The Governor Proposes One and Cites
III Its Advantages. =.
take pleasure In recommending the erea.
ton and establishment by suitable legislation
sof = state bureau OF labor statistics. This
measure was promised by both OF the leading
political parties OF the state In the late cam
paign, and, AZ . matter Of good faith now, IL
Tor NO other mason, should be carried ont
But thefc are other reasons, sufficient In them
salves. 20 justify It. It Is important to the
sshole state. and especially to the laboring men,
that there should be some instrnmentality
through which accurate Statistical in
formation could be obtained touching
sal those questions :, which concern
sths welfare Of the producing classes. Tho in.
fDsmation b especially valuable az basis for
snse0ed lcgielstion from time to time enecting
theso interests, and the dissemination and dis
assi0n 81 the Ieports Of the bureau concern
INK w1gcs, cost OF living, profits Of different
aaastriea, degree OF prosperity or poverty
10 o1g ths people, and similar questions,
Wuuldpfoye Of great interest and value. In
sc1sating this new bureau would suggest and
sreccnmsnd that tho present state statistical
Ibaresu Ne merged Init, except ~ regards the
Q1kkefing OF vital statistics. aud thst In the
s1atpfs this latter duty Be transferred 70 tho
1ea1s board OF health, whore such Information
anoald b made Of real vs,ue. ~ s IN
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-01-07

Ing substantial expression to the gratitude
which the people Of Minnesota feel toward the
:asfendexs OF the Union, whose heroism and
Sysior from 1851 to 1855 preser, ed Us a nation
rho death roll OF the old soldiers tells No
plainly thse whatever 10 TO be done in This
ldilsction must be done promptly. Itmust be
sdOnes not - charity, but as one OF the many
obligations resting upon us as citizens OF q
common country for which these men did
liant service In the dark days Of the re-
lhGili0n. 5555ssIt5 :. ~ x 49, 8FltsE'7 "
III However generously We may deal with them,
onr country will still be beyond calculation
their deotor. And whAe I would not recon-
xAsAdextTavagance even In this direction, I
DO recommend such reasonable expenditure as
win secure homo and comforts to these old
veterans, leaving the details OF tho measure to
your Judgment. PA
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-01-07
THE FINALE.


Z - AAAst sA0 SsOVbKu0r A0VlSoS N COoCA0-.
I,y< t:F}Y85t @ x III sion. Ss5ir ss,s
Gentlemen OF the Legislature: -e$ys ta"jsz,:
Permit me in closing to express the hope
that thia legislature will not disappoint the
reasonable expectations Of the people. You
are here rs their trusted Representatives, and
whatever legislation is needed to conserve and
protect their INTEREST," they have . right to ex-
spect you will freely grant. In an matters per-
tanning to their welfare and to the prosper
ity Of s;i our beloved Nj state, i: i
pledge you my heart'est co-opefatioR.s
In the expenditure Of the public money you
will pardon me for cautioping you to the most
rigid economy consistent with the public
needs. Extravagance ehouh receive no en-
aconfsgement at oar hands The people have
confded to rs great and important truets. Let
as 90 administer them that at the close Of our
Official terms each one OF rs can bear away At
least the reward Of an spprl ing conscience. aa
IA A. r. MeGILL.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-01-07
Ex-Marshal LamOn.

: Washington Letter: Ward 81. La
mons success in collecting an enor-
NOUS fee for claim which he has
pushed in Washington for years viii be
a great encouragement to the. army of
speculative lawyers and claimants who
swarm in Washington Lanaon has
been poor for years, and the sudden
descent Of a quarter OF a million of dol
lars in the shape Of q fee for his sue
cessfm prosecution Of the Choctaw
claim leaves him a free and independent
man if he keeps i. Lamon has been
one Of the characteristic figures in
Washington life ever since Mr.. Lincoln
brought him here FROM Illinois and
made him Marshal 81 the District.
Lamon is very tall, broadrshouldered,
with 3 very stout, powerful figure.
Every thing about him is ON a large
scale. He is over six feet in hight and
is as large around the waist as was Sir
John Falstaf. - .,s4>. ...
He was giant in his time. Tremen-
dous stories have been told about his
feats of strength. 1t is said of him
that one day when he was Marshal OF
the District there was parade and a
great crowd in the neighborhood Of
Wizards Hotel. Marshal Lamon came
out to clear q way, for Lincoln, and
finding an obstreperous rider and dane
| ing horse in his way solved the difficulty
bY Selling the horse by the tail and
lifting it around clear off its feet with 8
sudden turn Of his brawny arms until 9
pathway was made. There is q small
army Of dead beat claimants in the city
who obtain money from year to yeal
| upon the claim that they have enormous
Interests pending before Congress o.
before the courts. Mr.. Lamon ha'
been over fifteen years pushing hi
/ claim before he reached success. TIL,
4 hungry legal tramps who devastated
/ Washington hotels and boarding-house
viii now encourage their creditors t.
renewed patience with the history o
the Lamon case before them.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-01-07

exhaustion consequent on these long trips.
ConsiderstiQns Of mercy, therefore, IS we'll 40
OF expediency. would seem to urge action on
your part looking to the purchase Of the new
elite and the erection thereon within the next
two years Of such buildings for the reception
OF patients a. will meet the needs Of the
state
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-01-07

DR.. A. r. Southwick, member of
the committee appointed to find a sub
stitute for hanging, declares himself in
favor Of electricity and opposed to prus-
ic acid and the garrotte. ri /.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-24
ROCK ISLAND, MONDAY. OCTOBER "a, 1887,
The Beau Ideal Of a Family Medicine.

Il remedy which promptly and com
pletely relieves ailments of such common
occurrence as indigestion, constipation,
biliousness and disorders of a mslarial
type, is assuredly the beau ideal of fam
lily medicine. Such is hostetter's Stom~
ach Bitlers. which is not only capable of
eradicating the complaints. but also
counteracting tendency to kidney
troubles, rheumatism and premature de-
cadence of stamina. Taking it ''all
around" as the phrase is, there is proba
bly, not in existence so useful, effective
and agreeable household panacea as the
bitters. Nor is it less highly esteemed by
the medical profession than by the fami'
lies of America. Numberless testimoni-
ais from professional sources of irrefrags-
BILE authenticity evince its merit. The
demand for it abroad, no less than in the
land of its discovery, is certainly increas-
ing. time and experience of its benefi cent
effects confirming the high opinion
originally formed of it,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-24

The Chinese government, under the liberal
izing influence of the new regime of the
young emperor, has adopted a curious and
significant scheme of getting at the bottom
facts about civilization outside the howery
empire. A dozen distinguished young scholars
will be selected from competitive examina-
tion, in which the chief test will be ability to
describe and apprehend the meaning of novel
things, and they will be sent abroad for two
years TO study foreign countries, Each will
get salary of $3.50 month and $50 for an
interpreter, and all their travelling expenses.
Each will follow particular bent in WORK
ing up things he knows the most about.
Monthly reports on topography, ethnology,
commerce, habits, morality, industries, arnia-
ments, political institutions, ETC., will he for
warded to Pekin. At the end of two years
the services of each will be utilized in the
Chinese government in such departments as
be studied to the most advantage, and those
who have done best will get ennobled NheI
one considers some Of the raw, untutored and
Indifferent officials that America sends
abroad, there rises just scintilla of doubt
whether the Occident really monopollzes al
the civilization of the world. Chicago
Herald.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-24
k9VIgS to avTREEs.

Are ycr disturbed at night and broker
of your rest by sick child suffering AM
crying with pain of cutting teeth2 If so
send at once and get bottle of Mrs
Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teethine. It's value is incalculable
1t will relieve the poor little sufferer i'm
mediately. Depend upon it mothers
there is NO mistake about it. II cure
dysentery, diarrhoea, regulates the stom
ach and bowels, cures wind collie, soft
ems the gums, reduces Inflammation. ant
gives tone and energy to the whole sys-
tenn. Mrs. WinslOw's Soothing Syru]
for Children Teething is pleasant to tn
taste, and is the prescription Of one 0
the oldest and best female nurses and ply
sicians in the United States, and is 70
sale by all druggists throughout til
world Price 25 cents per bottle.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-24

The cities of the seaboard are like heated
ovens, and no one likes to be actually cooked
alive The seashore7 Oh, that is very well
in its way; but than-no one can assassinate
me, and hence my courage to tell the truth
but then, the seashore is only little better
than the oven. The dead glare Of the sun on
the level and blistered sea; the rank smells of
the marsh bogs, and the oozy flats steaming
stenchful under the hot rays when the tide is
out; the night foss, the chilly dank mornings:
the soppy mists which roll their wstness even
into your sleeping chamber; and then the dis
NAL, rainy mornings when the grass is as
seaweed and all the trees drip dismallyl Oh
YES, know what the much lauded seashore
is, for was born on it--W. II. H. Murray
in New York World
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-24

BURKs WHITE PINE BALsAM-For the
positive cure of coughs, colds and Group.
We know of no way to make it more en-
phatic than to say Burks' White Pine
Balsam leads all other cough remedies.
You will find Burks' sarsaparilla a
more effectual remedy in the ulcerous
forms of scrofula than any other remedy.
One cent dose.
The pain suffered by those who are at
f1icted with Dyspepsia is iudescribable.
The relief tha: is given by the use of Lit
tie Apricot pills hss caused many to be
thankful for these little pills" For sale
by Hartz & Rahnsen.
Use Cressler's Wild Rose tooth powder
for cleansing the teeth, Price, 25c.
Dyspepsia is the cause Of many of th,
pleasures of this lite being avoided
Burks' Iron Tonic cures dyspepsia anC
ind gestion. Sold on guarantee at 81
by Hartz Il Bahnseu, druggists.
Burks' Cataarh Cure will cure catarrh
even after the sufferers life has become ,
burden to him and he is a nuisance to hi
friends. |. is a thoroughly scientific
cure Not snuff or liquid Price, 5Oc
Every year increases the popularity o
Burks' White Pine Balsam. Cures al
pulmonary troubles.
If YOU are as tired when you get pp a
when you went to bed, you need Burks
Sarsapariila Sold by Hartz & Bahnsen
Build up your health and strengt
with Burks' Iron Tonic, and work Wi
become more easy.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-24

You cannot afford to waste time in ex-
perimenting when your lungs are in dan
ger. Consumption always seems at first
only cold Do not permit any dealer tc
impose upon you with some cheap imita'
ton of DR.. Kings new discovery fol
consumption, coughs and colds. but bt
sure you get the genuine. Because hi
can make more profit he may tell yor
he has something just as good, or jHs'
the same. Don't be deceived, but insis
upon getting DR.. Kings new discovery
which is guaranteed to give relief in al
throat, lungs and ches'affeciions. Tria
bottles free at Hartz & Bahnsen's drug
store.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-24

We sympathize with the feeling which
often leads citizens To boast that no child
born in this countrKneed grow up in ig
norance, and yet it is fact that many
people who have learned to read ant
write have never taught themselves t.
think. A mar who suffered from catarrh
consumption, bronchitis, scrofula, OF
liver complaint" might read. till hi
ewes dropped out, how these and man!
other diseases have been cured by DR.
Pierces COLLEEN Medical Discovery, but i
he did not take the lesson to himself ant
test the virtues of this great medicine, hi.
time would be thrown away
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-24

Who of us are without trouble be they
small or larger The blessings of health
are best appreciated when we are sich
and in pain. A hacking cough. severk
cold. or any throat Or lung disease are
very troublesome; but all of these may be
quickly and permanently cured by DR..
Bigelew's Cure. Safe and pleasant fol
children. Price 50cents.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-24

The average length OF life is on the in
crease. The science of medicine has made
great progress; many diseases are now
controlled that were formerly thought in
durable The greatest discovery is DR..
Bigelow's Cure, which cures consump'
tion in stages that other remedies are OF
no benefit. Coughs, colds, Group, whoop
ing cough, bronchitis, and all throat and
lung diseases speedily and safely. Price
so cents and 81. of druggists.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-24

Mr.. D. l. Wilcoxson, of Horse Gave,
Ky says he was for many years, badly
afflicted with phthislc, also diabetes; the
pains were almost unenduIable and
would sometimes almest throw him into
commissions. He tried Electric bitters
and got relief from the first bottle and
after taking six bottles, was entirely
cured, and had gained in flesh eigteer
pounds. Says he positively believes hi
would have died, had it not been for thu
relief afforded by Electric bitters. Sole
at fifty cents a bottle by Hartz & Balm
sen.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-24
a Q = r ID.

To all who are suEerins from the errors and
indiscretions of you h, nervous weakness, early
decay, loss of manhood. &c, will send a recipe
that will cure you, FREE OF CHARGE. Thlsgres.
remedy was discovered by missionary In South
America. Send Sc f-addressed envelope TO the
REV JOSEPH T. INMtS. Sutton D. Neto York City.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-24

Your liverymau knows what he's
about. He uses the Rice Coil Spring,
because his customers won't have any
other kind, if they can get this. Besides,
two wagons with the Rice Spring las! as
long as three with any other kind.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-24
Is Life
Worth Living?

That depends upon the
Liver, for if the Liver is
inactive the whole sys-
TEN is out of order-the
breath is bad, digestion
poor, head dull or aching,
energy and hopefulness
gone, the spirits are de-
pressed. a heavy weight
exists after eating, with
general despondency and
the blues. The Liver is
the housekeeper of the
health; and a harmless,
simple remedy that acts
like Nature, does not
eonstipate afterwards or
require constant taking,
does not interfere with
business or pleasure dur
ing its use, makes Sim
mons Liver Regulator a
medical perfection.
have tested its virtues person ally, and kroy
that for Dyspepsia Biliousness and Throbbin
Headache, it is the best medic ne the world eve
saw. Have tried forty other remedies befor
Simmons Liver Regulator, and none of them gay
more than temporary relief, but the Regulate
not only relieved but cured.
II II. JoHFs, Macon, Ga.
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-24

Lace lamp shades with silk fringe half
a yard long are now held to be the most
elegant.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-24

When the water melts down the crude lines
nf their Ill fitting garments it is discoverable
that the upper classas do not monopolize
feminine symmetry. But as a rule all these
girls have bad feet, with the joints twisted
ont Of place and the whole foot and its five
toes the mosI miSshapen and distorted thing
You can we'll imagine. This is the result, |
fancy, of the bad shoes they wear, too short
mni with i'll fitting lining and wretched heels.
There is nothing woman's status can be So
clearly marked by as the style of shoe she ha,
on and the straightneSs of her foot In spite
of their crippled and malformed pedals thest
women splash there with great pleasure am
freedom and play endless practical jokes oI
each other. Their favoritc amusement seemed
20 be to smack the water suddenly with the
palm OF the open hand, Immediately in from
of a woman who was talking and which tillet
ner mouth and eyes full of water. A pretty
little shop girl, with a dimple in her chin
who was daring and beautiful swimmer
scuhd her chief amusement in going up am
/, sitting on the rail and then letting hersel
tumble over backward into the water Ever,
time she came down with great splash tn
other women demonstrated, huJ to no pur
| pose.
Finally one of them sauntered up there an
| sat down, to rest, apparently. Just as tn
| offender threw herself backward this woma
| caught her by the foot and held her thu
| doubled backward over the rail. 1t was tn
| greatest wonder she didn't snap her spine lik
u pipe stem She didn't, but she squalled lik
nothing so much as a cat hung over line an
| tied to the tail of another cat. The sttendaI
| came to the rescue, the pair of them tumble
| into the water out OF her reach and feminiu
naval battle ensued They pinched an
scratched, tripped each other up, pulled hai
and lasiied the whole bath into such foaI
that policeman WIS summoned, who ordere
them both out of the hath and threatened I
arrest them. No one can even fully realii
tue meaning of ''madder than wet hem wi
has not seen two such heliigerent fenal,
emerge from watery encounter. The homo
of the day appeared to rest with dimple chi
who vowed she would come hack next da
and tumble backward into the bath 450 time
Such troubles are rare, believe.-New YoI
Cor Brooklyn Eagle.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-24
NEW CHICAGO ADVERTISEMENTS.
Builders and Contractors

Should get our PRICES for Builders Hardware,
Iron Work Glass. Cut Stone. Tie, Roofing, Lum-
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ALL KINDS. We GUARANTEE great saving. Ad-
dress NORRIS. BLAYSEY Il Co., ll6 and 1lS Dear
born St Chicago. aug sim
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-24

Long waists, short skirts and full
blouse fronts are the features IN little
girls frocks.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-24

Matinees OF surahs are trimmed with 6
new kind of thread lace called dentellt
Russo.